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Exercise and blood sugar levels - we need you!Young people with Type 1 Diabetes are needed for a new study looking at whether blood sugar levels affect exercise performance.
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Do you have the power?Volunteers are needed for the upcoming camp for 11 and 12-year-olds living with Type 1 Diabetes.
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Kids connect at diabetes campKids living with Type 1 Diabetes got to hang out with super heroes and like-minded peers at the Diabetes WA and Princess Margaret Hospital (now known as Perth Children’s Hospital) kids’ camp in Bicton recently.
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Community Conversation wrap upThe Children's Diabetes Centre recently held its first-ever Community Conversation for the diabetes community to have their say on issues important to them.
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Patients hit for six by cricket visitPlayers from Perth Scorchers’ KFC Big Bash team paid an unexpected visit to cricket fans in PMH’s diabetes ward recently.
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Urgent device recallMedtronic has issued an urgent medical device recall of their MiniMed infusion sets for potentially over-delivering insulin.
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Disparities in Diabetes Technology Uptake in Youth and Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes: A Global PerspectiveGlobally, nearly 9 million people are living with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Although the incidence of T1D is not affected by socioeconomic status, the development of complications and limited access to modern therapy is overrepresented in vulnerable populations. Diabetes technology, specifically continuous glucose monitoring and automated insulin delivery systems, are considered the gold standard for management of T1D, yet access to these technologies varies widely across countries and regions, and varies widely even within high-income countries.
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Real-world glycaemic outcomes in children and young people on advanced hybrid closed-loop therapy: A population-based study in Western AustraliaTo evaluate real-world glycaemic outcomes in children with type 1 diabetes commencing advanced hybrid closed loop therapy and to explore these outcomes based on the cohort's clinical and socioeconomic characteristics.
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Development of a Novel Mobile Health App to Empower Young People With Type 1 Diabetes to Exercise Safely: Co-Design ApproachBlood glucose management around exercise is challenging for youth with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Previous research has indicated interventions including decision-support aids to better support youth to effectively contextualize blood glucose results and take appropriate action to optimize glucose levels during and after exercise. Mobile health (mHealth) apps help deliver health behavior interventions to youth with T1D, given the use of technology for glucose monitoring, insulin dosing, and carbohydrate counting.